After Kenny Boynton, the Shenzhen Aviators are also close to signing Askia Booker, a source told Sportando.
The guard spent the past two seasons with UCAM Murcia in Spanish ACB averaging 21.2ppg in 2019-2020.
Kenny Boynton is returning to Shenzhen Aviators, his agent Craig McKenzie told Sportando.
Boynton has played for Shenzhen in 2018-2019 averaging 24.3ppg, 4.5rpg and 4.5apg in CBA.
Last season the guard played with Qingdao.
Gustavo Ayon is back home.
The big man penned a deal with Mexican team Astros de Jalisco after his career between EuroLeague and NBA.
Ayon spent last season in Russia with Zenit St. Petersburg.
¡Bienvenido a Astros de Jalisco, bienvenido a tu nueva casa, @AyonGustavo! 🔥#BrillamosDesdeJalisco🏀⛹🏽♂️☄️ pic.twitter.com/RiQBSDxo0O
— Astros de Jalisco (@AstrosJalisco) September 29, 2020
Trae Golden has reached an agreement with Fujian Sturgeons.
The American moves to China after a season at 22.9ppg, 4.3rpg and 7.7apg in Turkish BSL with Bahcesehir.
Former Baylor star Isaiah Austin has signed a one-month contract with Panteras Aguascalientes in Mexico’s LNBP, a source told Sportando.
Austin played last season in Lebanon and Puerto Rico, averaging around 17 points, 8 rebounds and almost two blocks in eight games.
Rookie point guard KJ Feagin is expected to sign a contract with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the German Bundesliga, a source told Sportando. Feagin will replace Tre Demps, who is parting ways with the team.
Feagin played college basketball at Santa Clara and San Diego State. He averaged 9.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and three assists per game in his senior year at SDSU.
Ognjen Kuzmic signed a two-year extension with Crvena Zvezda, as announced by the EuroLeague club. The Serbian center is now under contract through 2023.
Centar Crvene zvezde mts Ognjen Kuzmić produžio je u utorak ugovor sa crveno-belima na još dve sezone! 🔴⚪️🧬
Detaljnije: https://t.co/J4uc7DO3B2#TogetherWeStand #WeAreTheTeam #kkcz pic.twitter.com/z3Y5us23Yi
— KK Crvena zvezda (@kkcrvenazvezda) September 29, 2020
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell has signed a deal with Tofas Bursa of the Basketball Champions League and Turkish BSL, the team announced.
Before signing with Tofas Bursa, the guard/forward had spent this month with the Bakken Bears on a short-term deal, helping the Danish club qualify for the Basketball Champions League. He averaged 15.5 points in the two rounds of the BCL qualifiers.
Fonte: Tofas Bursa.
Polat Kaya is a new player of Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor.
The small forward comes from Turk Telekom Ankara.
HOŞGELDİN POLAT KAYA !
Kısa forvet pozisyonunda (3 numara) forma giyen, 6 Ocak 1986 – İstanbul doğumlu, 1.97 mt boyundaki POLAT KAYA "başarı için BEŞKAZA" dedi.
Yeni oyuncumuz geçen sezon Süper Lig takımlarından Türk Telekom'da oynuyordu. pic.twitter.com/50OCiuQ23n
— Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor (@LHFethiyebld) September 29, 2020
Ivan Paunic is expected to join Lokomotiv Kuban on tryout, a source tells Sportando.
The experienced Serbian player has briefly played with Mega Bemax last season following his season with Tofas in Turkey.
Alessandro Gentile to signs with Movistar Estudiantes in ACB as reported by Encestando and Ignacio Ojeda.
Italian forward will arrive in Madrid on Wednesday to signs a three-month deal with Spanish Team.
For Alessandro Gentile this will be the secon experience with Estudiantes. He played last season in LBA with Aquila Trento averaging 13.9 points in EuroCup.
ALE GENTILE tiene un acuerdo cerrado con Movistar Estudiantes para volver a vestir la camiseta colegial.
En su primera etapa promedió 15.2 puntos + 4.1 rebotes en 24 minutos.
Lo adelantó Encestando y lo he podido confirmar.
— Ignacio Ojeda (@IgOjeda) September 28, 2020
. @ACBCOM Gentile, a punto de fichar por el Estudiantes: segunda etapa en el conjunto colegialhttps://t.co/W2sAf582Sq pic.twitter.com/OC64Ov92Ef
— www.encestando.es (@webEncestando) September 28, 2020
Rolands Freimanis close to sign with Stelmet Zielona Gora.
Freimanis will sign in Poland to replace Maxine De Zeeuw.
Rolands Freimanis is joining Stelmet Enea BC Zielona Gora to replace Maxine De Zeeuw, I am told.
— Emiliano Carchia (@Carchia) September 28, 2020
Former Eastern Washington combo guard Drew Brandon has signed a contract with BC Odessa in Ukraine, a source told Sportando.
Brandon spent last season in Poland and Germany. He played 21 games for Legia Warsaw in the Polish EBL and FIBA cups (BCL qualifiers and FIBA Europe Cup), then he moved to the German second division to play with Wiha Panthers Schwenningen for the remainder of the season.
Former UMass guard Trey Davis has signed a contract with Eisbären Bremerhaven of the German second division, the team announced.
Davis spent last season in the NBA G League, averaging 12.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game for the Maine Red Claws.
Fonte: Eisbären Bremerhaven.
According to Karol Wasiek of Sportowefakty, Maxime De Zeeuw is already on the verge of parting ways with Stelmet Zielona Gora.
The Belgian player is expected to leave the VTB League club for personal reasons.
Fonte: Sportowefakty.
Former Indiana Pacers guard Joe Young signed a deal with the Beijing Royal Fighters, the Chinese team announced.
Young averaged averaged 38.3 points, 6.4 assists and 2.3 steals per game for Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings last season.
Spanish team Casademont Zaragoza announced that Czech guard Vit Krejci suffered an ACL injury that requires surgery.
Krejci, who entered the 2020 NBA Draft as an early-entry candidate, is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
Fonte: Casademont Zaragoza.
Jimmy Baron announced his retirement from basketball at 34 on Twitter: “What a ride. Hanging them up. Thank you to everyone who supported me along the way. I’m a firm believer of “you’re only as good as the people around you.” I was and still am very lucky and fortunate to have some amazing people who’ve helped me during my career. Thank you”
What a ride. Hanging them up. Thank you to everyone who supported me along the way. I’m a firm believer of “you’re only as good as the people around you.” I was and still am very lucky and fortunate to have some amazing people who’ve helped me during my career. Thank you. 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/xhGm3z0GyB
— Jimmy Baron (@JBaronJr) September 26, 2020
The guard out of Rhode Island has spent the last two seasons in Jeep-Elite with Chalon-Reims.
Last year he averaged 9.9 points and 1.5 assist, shooting 40% from beyond the arc.
Dragan Bender started last season with Milwaukee and also played 13 games for their G-league team Wisconsin Herd (20.5 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game). Before the corona break he finished the season in the Golden State ranks. In nine games with the Warriors he averaged 21.7 minutes per night and contributed 9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists.
“We are very happy to bring Dragan Bender to the Maccabi family, everyone knows him from his previous years at the club. For us it is very important that today he is more prepared because he comes from the NBA and that he is able to help the team”, coach Giannis Sfairopoulos told maccabi.co.il after the signing. “We are very excited about this collaboration”.
“There are a lot of things he can do to help the team”, the Greek coach explained. “We can use him as a power forward or center, so he can play in two positions. He can create a threat from inside and out and of course he can help us defensively with his big body and long arms in rebounding and blocking shots. Welcome to the Maccabi family”.
“Coming back to Tel Aviv and to Maccabi for sure feels like coming back to my second home”, Dragan Bender told maccabi.co.il. “I want to help this club that I love and use my experience from the last 4 years. After Talking to coach Giannis I decided I want to come and this is the opportunity to say that I wish for better times, times that we could meet the amazing Maccabi fans in the arena, in person and make them happy”.
Bender is a forward who stands to a height of 216 centimeters with good shooting beyond the arc, has good ball-handling skills, alongside game viosion and good passing skills for a player of his dimensions. During his time in Phoenix he mainly played in the power forward position, but during the last year with Milwaukee and Golden State he played mainly in the No. 3 position.
Bender’s maturity and good ability in games in the Golden State uniform is especially evident in the 36 minutes index, which next reflects the ability of a player taking part in an almost full game. In this table, his figures stand at 15 points (with two threes per evening), 9.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per 36 minutes of play.
Bender arrived from Split to the Maccabi Tel Aviv academy with another Croatian teenager called Ante Zizic. The first remained with the youth and senior teams and was later picked fourth in the NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. After three seasons in Arizona he migrated to Milwaukee last summer and arrived this summer with 187 NBA games in his personal record.
Fonte: Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Trae Golden is close to joining Fujian Sturgeons, a source tells Sportando.
Golden averaged 22.9ppg, 4.3rpg and 7.7apg in Turkish BSL with Bahcesehir last season
A.J. Davis signed with BC Lulea, the swedish team announced.
Last year the former UCF forward played 3 BCL American games for Real Esteli.
🔥 MERITERAD FORWARD
TILL LULEÅ! 🔥Vi säger varmt välkommen till den 206 centimeter långe forwarden Antonio ”A.J.” Davis (@ajdavis3).
Läs mer: https://t.co/4XfE3nUC5d#ReclaimTheNorth #basketse #SBLHerr pic.twitter.com/9mivm7kanB
— BC Luleå (@BcLulea) September 25, 2020
Eisbaren-Bremerhaven announced the arrival of Trey Davis.
Coach Michael May talks about his new player: “Trey fulfills everything that we imagine for our playmaker. He’s incredibly fast but plays with great control. He’s great in transition. He can score in a number of different ways, but he’s also a great team player – every teammate I’ve spoken to loved playing with him. Trey is an excellent fit for this key position and he is definitely a man to wait for”.
The guard out of Massachusetts spent last season with the Maine Red-Claws in G League, averaging 12.5 points and 3.8 assist per game.
Kamari Murphy signed a 1+1 contract with Fraport Skyliners, the german team announced.
Last year the big man averaged over 5 points and 4 rebounds per game for Rasta Vechta.
Willkommen in der Frankfurter Basketball-Familie, Kamari Murphy aka @21__louie
Alle Infos zur Neuverpflichtung ➡️https://t.co/goO8ln5Yo1 pic.twitter.com/crKXDRDGTl
— FRAPORT SKYLINERS (@skyliners1999) September 26, 2020
Ukraine’s national team member Oleksandr Lypovyy signed a contract with Prometey in his home country, the team announced.
Lypovyy spent the last three seasons in Greece with Promitheas Patras. He averaged 8.1 points and 3.2 rebounds in the EuroCup and Greek A1 last season.
Fonte: Prometey.
Iranian club Chemidor announced the signings of Eloy Vargas and Kelvin Amayo.
Vargas, member of the Dominican Republic’s NT, spent last season in Brazil with Flamengo. Amayo, a former Iona and LMU forward is coming off a season in Georgia.
Fonte: Chemidor.
Former NBA center Hasheem Thabeet has signed a contract in Taiwan with the Hsinchu Lioneers, his agent Jerry Dianis told JD Shaw of Hoops Rumors.
Thabeet, the No. 2 overall pick of the 2009 draft, played nine games in the NBA G League last season with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants before getting waived in January.
Fonte: JD Shaw.
According to Moises Rodriguez and GCBasketNews, Herbalife Gran Canaria is close to acquiring Zalgiris guard Tomas Dimsa on loan.
Dimsa signed with Zalgiris this summer after a good season with Lietkabelis in the LKL and Basketball Champions League.
Veteran point guard Mehmet Yagmur has officially signed with Besiktas, the Turkish club announced.
Yagmur averaged 6.7 points, 4.4 assist and 1.6 steals for Sigortam.net ITU Bakiroy last season in the Turkish BSL.
Fonte: Besiktas.
Former NBA center Hamed Haddadi is close to re-signing with Nanjing, a source told Sportando.
The Iranian big man averaged 14.5ppg and 14.3rpg last season in CBA.
American bigman Jarrod Jones is joining Cedevita Olimpija, a club announced on their website. 30-year old has last played in Turkey for Darussafaka,where he veraged 9.8 points and 6.3 rebounds over 16 games in EuroCup.
Fonte: Cedevita Olimpija.